Water-heater.



P. W, REBSE.

n WATER HEATER.

APPLIoA'HoN FILED M An. 29, 1912.

Panam-,ed oen. 28, 1913.v

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FREDERICK W. REESE, 0F EAST PALESTINE, OHIO.-

WATER-HEATER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. REEsE, acitizen of the United States, residing at East Palestine, in the countyof Columbiana and State of Ohio, useful Improvements in Water-Heaters,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto water heaters,

especially adapted for domestic pur oses in heating water forbath-rooms, laun ry purposes, etc., the object in view being to pro.vide a heater of the class described 'of eX- ceedingly simple andinexpensive construction, and by means of which the body of water, as itpasses through the heater, is subjected to the heat upon both the insideand outside of the jacket which confines the water. This adds 'to therapid heating of the water and makes the device particularly desirablein use.

By reason of the construction involved, the heater will not easily clog,as is the case with the ordinary heaters now in common use, employingcoils and disks, as in the improved heater, herein described, the waterhas a free and unobstructed rise or circulation. Furthermore, the heatermay be readily taken apart for cleaning and repair, thus enabling allparts of the heater to be maintained in lirst-class condition, therebyeliminating frequent purchase of new parts.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction,

.combination and arrangement of parts, as

will be hereinafter more fully described, illust-rated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

-In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical diametrical section through aheater, embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a diametrical sectionthrough the drum or casing,- with the water jac tet removed. Fig.

3 is a cross section through the heater, illusy trating the manner ofconnecting the secvtions of the drum or casing together.

, The main body of the heater contemplated in this invention is composedin the main of stock material, and is seen to comprise a water jacket,the inne-rwall 1 of which consists. of a suitable length .of pipe ot anydesired diameter or capacity, having the opposite ends thereof threadedexternally, as shown at 2 and 3. rThe outer wall 'i of the jacketconsists of another suitable length of pipe of any desired diameter andSpecification of Letters Patent. v Application led March 29, 1912.Serial No. Y686,986.

have invented new 'and which the heated water is to be resented oet, as,isis,

length, the latter being arranged. concentric with the inner pipe orwall, so as to leave a water space 5 of any desired capacity. The pipe 4is also threaded at its opposite ends, as shown at 6 and 7,

At the bam, the two pipes are connected by a common litting'or T 8, thesaine being internally threaded at 9 to receive the larger pipe andinternally threaded,at 10 to receive the smaller pipe, said fittingbeing also provided with the lateral extension 11, internally threadedto receive a pipe 12 from a lboiler' or other source of supply. Asimilar fitting 13 is arranged at the upper end of the heater, beinginternally threaded at l to receive the upper extremity of the largerpipe 4,1 while the upper extremityjofthe fitting 13.is left open toreceive the inside pipe 1 and to form an' annular shoulder or seat for anut 15, whereby all parts of the jacket are securely fastened together.The fitting 13 is also provided with a lateral extension 16 threaded toreceive a pipe 17,` leading back to the boiler or to any suitable pointto conducted.

Extending aro-und and inclosing the water jacket, hereinabove described,in an outer drum or casing 18 formed preferably of sheet iron and madein two semi-cylindrical sections, the edges of which are adapted toslightly overlap, as shown in Fig.v 3, said sections beingl providedadjacent to their edges with outwardly extending ears 19 provided withholes 20 to receive bolts, whereby the two sections 'of the casing ordrum are fastened together. The' drum 18 is open at its lower end, so asto t over .and'receive j a burner 21 of' any suitable description,adapted to use any liquid` fuel, such as gas, gasolene, alcohol, orother oil.

conical top 22, in which is provided va central vent 23, through whichthe heat escapes. The drum or casing is' internally lined `with sheetasbestos, asv shown at 24, to conserve the heat, and is further providedwith a spiral web 25, in the form of a sheet metal strip, wound.spirally around the water jacket and secured along its outer edges tothe outer drum or casing 18, the inner edges of said spiral web lying inclose proximity to or contact with the outer surface of the waterjacket, as shown in Fig. 1. It desired, a corresponding but much smallerspiral web 26 may be arranged within the inside pipe 1, as shown in Fig.1, having the The upperl end of the casing is provided with a trusteictsame function as the spiral web referred to, namely, to impede or retardthe progress of the products oitl combustion through the heater, so asto subject the water in the space 5 of the water jacket to the thoroughaction thereof, both interiorly and eXteriorly of the water jacket. l

While the column of heat, passing upward through the outer drum orcasing and also through the inside pipe, purpose specified, it will beobserved that the water passing upward through the jacket has a free andunobstructed iow, but at the same time it is spread out in an annularcolumn and subjected to the action ot the heat, both interiorly andveXt/eriorly of the water jacket. rlhe parts of the heater may be readilydisconnected, and all of them disassociated, whenever necessary, for thepurpose of cleaning and repairing the heater, as a whole.

What is claimed' is:

A Water heater, comprising an inner pipe having both ends threaded, anouter pipe 25 shorter in length and arranged -co-ainal is retarded forthe` therewith butV spaced therefrom to leave an intervening annularwater space, a bowlshaped. fitting connecting the lower ends of thepipes and provided with a water inlet, an inverted bowl-shaped ittingconnecting the upper ends of said pipes and provided with an outlet, thesaid pipes and fittings forming a water jacket, a drum surrounding thewater jacket and having an internal diameter greater than the externaldiameter of said bowl-shaped iittings, a spiral web encircling theoutside of the jacket and interposed between said jacket and the innerwall of the drum, the said spiral web being attached to the drum andserving to centrally position the water jacket, and a spiral webcontained within and supported by the inner pipe.

n 'testimony whereof l aiix my signaf ture in presence or" twowitnesses.

rnnnnnion w. eenen. Witnesses: i I

Evenerr L, Lafon, Gao. E, ASHMAN.

